If you’re planning to make a metalworking lathe out of a CNC milling machine, you probably don’t expect getting a position sensor to work to be your biggest challenge. Nevertheless, this was [Anthony ...

Machining is a controlled subtractive manufacturing process which can be used to create high precision parts. Milling uses rotating cutting tools that move around the part removing material to create ...

In this hands-on workshop attendees will learn the fundamentals of working with a metal lathe. Attendees will learn about parts of the lathe machine, basic usage and safety guidelines.

Two manual lathes were no longer efficient for producing form ties at Dayton Richmond Concrete Accessories of Dayton, Ohio. Form ties, one of the company's major products, are used at the base and/or ...

A deeper dive into another board in the ancient cnc lathe revealed further quirks. The aim was to work out how the safety interlock worked – which uses the two relays on a board with digital logic and ...